‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Has Stopped Filming With Just a Few Weeks Left
By George Robbins
The ‘Jurassic Park‘ series is one that has captivated the world over a couple of generations now and it has changed the movie industry as a whole. The series took the concept of dinosaurs which captivated the world and put those dinosaurs on screen fully realized. While the dinosaurs we saw may not have been true to their real life counterparts, what we were given was something astounding. We got the chance to see incredible lifeforms which came before us and what they probably looked and acted like. This was a huge opportunity the likes of which had never really been seen before then and it changed approaches to monster genres moving forward.
The original films were based on the book by author Michael Crichton who created a fantastic adventure fantasy centered around these things which have fascinated people for years. Although the story was not completely adapted the way that it was told in the novels, we still got an incredible story about what it would be like to bring prehistoric creatures into a modern age. The result of which was kind of interesting as it essentially became a meta-commentary about itself as time went on. By the time we reached the ‘Jurassic World‘ part of the series, it circled back on itself.
What I mean to say is that by the time of ‘Jurassic World’s’ release, the original trilogy was definitely beloved but people were so used to it by that point that it just wasn’t as fascinating anymore. This became something of an important plot point in its own right in the film and we got something new that we didn’t really expect. That was the fact that, in the story of the film, people were generally getting tired of the dinosaurs in the film as they weren’t really anything new in that universe. Therefore, they cooked up an entirely new dinosaur in a lab in order to get people’s attention. Just like the plot the film, the movie itself was essentially the same and it didn’t pay off as well as expected. This is something that happened both on and off of the screen.
The movie was most definitely a financial success, but there is no denying the fact that there were many who came out of it disappointed by certain aspects. This is mostly due to the people who were in love with the original trilogy and that love is making its way back in for the final film in the new trilogy. ‘Jurassic World: Dominion‘ is set up to be the final film in the new trilogy and they have already made it known that they are essentially going back to basics for this one. The movie will not feature any kind of new hybrids or anything like that and it is bringing back the original cast. This is all great news for fans, but that is not all as it has been confirmed that the movie will see dinosaurs essentially let loose upon the open world.
‘Dominion’ was one of the first films to start up production again after the start of the pandemic and they have been working hard to get the film finished. They don’t actually have to work so hard now though because even when they were shut down, they didn’t actually lose out on time. They were able to get in a fair bit of CGI work during their shut down and now, the film’s release has been delayed pretty much a year to summer of 2022. They just had to temporarily shut down for the next two weeks because members of the team have tested positive for the virus. Although they are only a few weeks away from being done filming, it isn’t too big a deal and they will still have plenty of time to finish this much anticipated film.